In the company of Black men : the African influence on African American culture in New York City

In the company of Black men : the African influence on African American culture in New York City / Craig Steven Wilder.

Author/creator	Wilder, Craig Steven
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : New York University Press, ©2001.
Description	xi, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	African American men--New York (State) --New York --Social life and customs. African American men--New York (State) --New York --Societies, etc. Voluntarism--New York (State) --New York --History. African American men--New York (State) --New York --Religion. Black nationalism--New York (State) --New York --History. African Americans--New York (State) --New York --Relations with Africans. Africa, West--Civilization. Africa, West--Religious life and customs. New York (N.Y.)--Civilization. United States--Civilization --African influences.

Contents	Part I: African voluntary associations and the rise of Black spiritual culture -- A taunt from the oppressed: the west African institutional legacy in New York City, 1644-1783 -- Raising Mother Zion: the fusion of African and British institutions in New York, 1784-1822 -- The liberating power of the cross: the NYAS and the African encounter with the Protestant ethic, 1774-1796 -- "The aristocracy of character": African societies and the moral consequence of nationalism, 1784-1845 -- Part II: African voluntary associations and the making of the public sphere -- "The inmates of my sanctum sanctorum": African voluntary associations and the public sphere, 1808-1845 -- In the company of Black men: manhood and obligation in the African confraternity, 1808-1857 -- "A single voice": African societies, the press, and the public sphere, 1827-1861 -- When Black men spoke of freedom: voluntary associations and nationalist culture, 1809-1865 -- Part III: The transformation of African American voluntarism -- "The gaudy carnival": the African declension in the NYASMR, 1863-1945 -- "Shall it be a woman?": the transformation of Black men's voluntarism, 1865-1960.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-309) and index.
LCCN	2001002836
ISBN	0814793681 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F128.9.B53 W55 2001	✔ Available	Place Hold